Impressive buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, Dordogne, and Alsace at these 8 beautiful French castles you can visit on your next trip to France.

Long passed over by travellers heading to the coast, Auvergne has quietly been undergoing a transformation writes ...

After a brief stint au pairing for a Parisian family, a long way from Montmartre, I found myself teaching English for a term in a little Auvergnian town called Monistrol-sur-Loire. My au pair mum ...

From there, according to his chaplain and one of his Gascon clerks, his aim had been to capture the coastal region of Normandy as far as Dieppe before advancing up the Seine valley towards ... time ...

Wine has been as iconically French as a baguette or the Eiffel Tower. But for many young French, wine has lost its appeal, especially when it is alcoholic.

Clitheroe is the capital of the Ribble Valley and regularly appears in lists of the best places to live in the country, and it’s easy to see why. The town centre streets are lined with many ...

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SUMMARY Belongs on List? Yes No Rolling hills, rustic villas and all the wine your heart desires can be found in the enchanting Tuscan countryside. The area oozes with romance thanks to its ...

A look at the finest castles, country houses and estates for sale in Scotland today. Country Life's best, worst and funniest adverts of 1923, from Burberry and thinning baths to the SUV of a century ...